Yearly Beaumont picnic a hit...as usual

A fine Tuesday Portland evening found my wife and I strolling over to the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association Annual Picnic in Wilshire Park. It was a nice summer day yesterday, unlike the blistering heat of the previous weeks. The grounds of our neighborhood park are always beautiful and it was nice to arrive to such a large crowd of neighbors enjoying the picnic.

A long, but patient, line waited for free burgers and dogs from a couple of well-worked grillers, while neighbors dropped off at and sampled from the overstuffed, shared community food table. Children ran every which way with stickers on them, police and fire officers chatted with the public and a fun band played some entertaining music. Another great time of community shared with others in our neighborhood.